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**The Innovation Show**

A Global weekly show interviewing authors to inspire, educate and inform the business world and the curious. Presented by the author of “Undisruptable”, this Global show speaks of something greater beyond innovation, disruption and technology. It speaks to the human need to learn: how to adapt to and love a changing world. It embraces the spirit of constant change, of staying receptive, of always learning.

Latest Episodes:

The Smartest Guys in the Room: The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron with Bethany McLean Sep 15, 2021

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Today's book is an almost anthropological examination of the nature of corporate scandal:

Why do values go awry?

What happens when the wrong person gets a big job?

Why is it so tempting to post false profits instead of telling the truth?

How distorting is the prospect of stock market riches?

In retrospect, Enron did not conceal their dubious transactions from the investing public, but Enron's brass didn't go out of their way to point them out, but for anyone willing to wade through the company's financial documents, the numbers were clear.

We are joined today by a brilliant journalist who did that work, who asked the questions others did not, and whose work would expose one of the biggest scams of all time.

We welcome the author of "The Smartest Guys in the Room: The Amazing Rise and Scandalous Fall of Enron", Bethany McLean

How to Lead a Quest with Dr Jason Fox Sep 08, 2021

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Today's book presents a different approach to enterprise strategy and leadership. A complementary approach the author calls: pioneering leadership. Rather than simply work within existing parameters of operational excellence pioneering leadership sees you embarking upon quests. Such quests allow us to systematically explore complex and uncertain futures.

We don't set goals in the hopes that a particular future will manifest — rather, we explore multiple possible futures, and prepare proactive stratagems to capitalize on each. The result of this continuous and dynamic approach is that enterprise strategy and leadership is enriched with viable, alternative options to pursue.

Such options allow enterprise leaders to mitigate risk, obtain strategic advantage and ensure meaningful progress as the world changes.

Pioneering leadership is challenging to initiate and maintain — especially when compared to the established approach that favours fast results with a bias toward prudence and predictability. But! If we can crack through our default thinking, pioneering leadership offers enterprise leaders the chance to obtain the most important thing of all — enduring relevance.

It's a pleasure to welcome the author of How to Lead a Quest A handbook for pioneering executives, the Arch-Wizard of Ambiguity, Dr Jason Fox

Find Jason here: https://www.drjasonfox.com https://www.cleverness.com/word

Change with John Kotter Sep 01, 2021

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Incremental improvement is no longer sufficient in helping organizations navigate the complexity, uncertainty, and volatility of today's world. Our guest today explores how to create non-linear, dramatic change in organizations. He explores the emerging science of change that teaches us about how to build organizations – from businesses to governments – that change and adapt rapidly. It is great pleasure to welcome the author of "Change: How Organizations Achieve Hard-to-Imagine Results in Uncertain and Volatile Times", John Kotter.

More about John: https://www.kotterinc.com

Getting Things Done with David Allen Aug 24, 2021

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Today's guest is widely recognized as the world's leading expert on personal and organizational productivity. Time Magazine called today's book, "the definitive business self-help book of the decade."

We welcome the international best-selling author of "Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity", David Allen

The Unfiltered Lessons of a Female Entrepreneur with Victoria Montgomery Brown Aug 18, 2021

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Digital Goddess is a book for entrepreneurial women at any stage of life who want to know what it actually takes to build a business, in a world that's not always fair, predictable, or politically correct. It is one woman's story—by no means universal, but common enough to be instructive.

It's about how our guest has dealt with the way things are, not the way I hoped things would be or the way I think they should be. It's about sucking it up, making the hard choices, and dealing with the consequences.

We welcome author Digital Goddess: The Unfiltered Lessons of a Female Entrepreneur, Victoria Montgomery Brown

Indistractable with Nir Eyal Aug 11, 2021

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We are living through a crisis of distraction. Plans get sidetracked, friends are ignored, work never seems to get done. Why does it feel like we're distracting our lives away?

In "Indistractable", behavioural designer Nir Eyal reveals the hidden psychology driving you to distraction. Empowering and optimistic, this is the book that will help you design your time, realise your ambitions, and live the life you really want.

He is a friend of the show, where we previously featured his book

"Hooked" and he is with us to share insights from his brilliant best-seller "Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life", Nir Eyal.

More about Nir: https://www.nirandfar.com

Writing to Be Understood with Anne Janzer Aug 04, 2021

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What makes your favourite nonfiction books so compelling, understandable, or enjoyable to read? Those works connect with you, as a reader. When you recognize what's happening, you can apply those same methods to your own writing. Whether you're an expert trying to communicate with a mainstream audience or a nonfiction writer hoping to reach more people, our guest offers us the insight we need to reach more people with your words.

It's a pleasure to welcome the author of "Writing to Be Understood: What Works and Why", Anne Janzer More about Anne: https://annejanzer.com

Everyday Business Storytelling with Janine Kurnoff Jul 28, 2021

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You've got one shot to sell your ideas...but you're busy. So you leverage what's available: slides, data, charts, facts… and you end up with scrambled messages and no clear call to action—this is what our guest calls the Frankendeck.

Today's book teaches us to organize our ideas, data, and insights to help our audience quickly understand what they need to know and do with the information. It arms us with a framework for crafting influential narratives that up-level the conversation and drive business results. Everyday Business Storytelling with Janine Kurnoff

We welcome the author of Everyday Business Storytelling: Create, Simplify, and Adapt A Visual Narrative for Any Audience, Janine Kurnoff

More about Janine: https://www.presentation-company.com/team_member/janine-kurnoff

Better, Simpler Strategy with Felix Oberholzer-Gee Jul 22, 2021

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In the past few decades, strategy has become increasingly sophisticated. If you work for a sizeable organisation, chances are your company has: a marketing strategy a corporate strategy a global strategy an innovation strategy an intellectual property strategy a digital strategy a social strategy and a talent strategy And in each of these domains, talented people work on long lists of urgent initiatives.

Our guest today shows how the best companies achieve more by doing less. At a time when rapid technological change and global competition conspire to upend traditional ways of doing business, these companies pursue radically simplified strategies. At a time when many managers struggle not to drown in vast seas of projects and initiatives, these businesses follow simple rules that help them select the few ideas that truly make a difference. We welcome the author of "Better, Simpler Strategy: A Value-Based Guide to Exceptional Performance", Felix Oberholzer-Gee

The Imagination Machine with Martin Reeves Jul 15, 2021

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Corporations have changed the world radically in so many areas: medicine, consumer goods, transport, finance, agriculture, entertainment, communications. And they've done so by combining organizational abilities with the unique human capacity to imagine: the ability to see and create things that had never existed.

Imagination is needed now more than ever. Since competitive advantage is increasingly short-lived, driven by rapid evolution of the technological and business environment, companies constantly risk stagnation. Since the 1960s, the average number of companies exiting the Fortune 500 has increased by 36% annually, and the proportion of industries in which the top player has led for more than five years has nearly halved. Outperformance more quickly fades to the mean.

We welcome the author of The Imagination Machine: How to Spark New Ideas and Create Your Company's Future, Martin Reeves

More about Martin and the book: https://theimaginationmachine.org

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